Smithsonian Magazine 1977 March

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Smithsonian Magazine 1977 March

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Contents:  The view from the castle: Secretary Ripley’s comments., Letters to the Editor., Around the Mall and beyond by Edwards Park., Picture Credits., Phenomena, comment and notes by James K. Page jr., Gerald van der Kemp, a commoner with a lordly air, is bringing Versailles back to its days of glory., How American farmers, with their horse and steam powered machines, became specialists – in cash and debt., In their primate behavorial center, the Lindberghs liberate monkeys from constraints and find they tend to become gourmands, high livers and wary friends., The art of David Smith, one of America’s greatest sculptors, is best displayed in the open air., American scientists, investigating African culture in South America, find “Bush Negroes” still carry on the traditions of their rebel ancestors., The rail is a bird that is loath to fly – yet it has roamed the Earth and adapts everywhere., But yes, we had bananas – coming out of our ears., If you look hard, cycles are all over and recognizing them can make our world less random and more predictable., Pansuited pioneer of woman’s liberationists, Dr. Mary Walker was the first and only female to win the Medal of Honor.

Issue:  March 1977

Condition:  Very Good